Churn



(No Model.)

J. J. KIMBALL.

GHURN.

No.268,243 I Patented Nov. 28, 1882.

WITNESSES l ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE.

JOHN J. KIMBALL, OF NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS.

'CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,243, dated November28, 1882,

Application filed Januarya'i, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. KIMBALL, of Naperville, in the county ofDuPage and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Churn, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to providean improved churn; and to thisend it consists in a novel construction and arrangement ofparts, ashereinafter fully described, and pointed. out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the-accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a central sectional elevation of my improved churn. Fig. 2is a similar View of the churn-flasher, taken on the line no 00 of Fig.1; and Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional plan view of thehandle of thedasher.

A represents the churn-body, which may be of any form, but preferablyround or octagonal, and B represents the dashcr. In the bottom and atthe corners of the churn-body-are fixed the breakers a b, which areboards of suitable wid th and of triangular shape, secured in thecorners by means of nails or screws. The outer edges of the breakersreach near the edges of the 'dasher-hlades d d, and the said outer edgesof the breakers are slightly concaved to conform to the circular form ofthe edges of the blades, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The breaker to isformed with the recess 0, as shown in Fig. 1, which forms the steporjournal for the gudgeonf and the lower end of the dasher. The upperend of the dasher is journaled in the diagonal passage h in the upperand opposite corner of the body from that in which the lower end isjournaled, as clearly shown in the drawings.

The blade (1 of the dasher is a circular board formed with thediametrical extensions 17 z, and provided in its center, at differentpoints, with the fixed dowel-piusjj. The blades d d are semicircular,formed with the projections i i at their straight edges, and provided insaid edges with the holes k for receiving the ends of the dowel-pins forsecuring the said blades upon opposite sides of the blade d, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2. At the points where the extensions t i of the bladedare formed the blade is bored to form the passages n n for the receptionof the gudgeonf and the crank-rod F. Upon the gudgeon and crank-rod, andover and upon the extensions 1' and t" of the blades, are placed theferrules l l, which serve to hold the blades d upon the blade (1, and tostrengthen the dasher where the gudgeon and rodFenter, as will beclearly understood from the drawlugs.

At the point where the crankrod F is journaled the upper corner of thechurn-body is faced with the plate or bracketE for strengthening thebody at that point and furnishing a better bearing for the saidcrank-rod.

G is the cover of the churn-body, which fits closely upon the body,andgg ar'e handles upon the outside of the body for convenientlyhandling and moving the churn.

When the churn is filled withcream for churning the churn may, ifnecessary, be placed in a tub or suitable vessel containing water, (warmor cold, as circumstances require,) and the temperature of the creamregulated as desired. It will be seen that the journal h and the coverof the churn being upon and near the top of the churn, the body of thechurn may be placed in water ofa depth nearly equal to the height of thechurn, so that the temperature of the whole mass of cream may be rapidlyraised or lowered by the water.

When the dasher is revolved by power applied to the handle P of thecrank-rod F the action of the blades is such that the cream will beraised from the bottom of the churn to the surface of the cream, andcarried to the opposite side of the churn and forced again down to thebottom of the churn against the breakers in the lower corners, and thuscausing thorough agitation of the whole body of cream in thechu'rn,1eaving no stagnautplaces in the cream, thus causing all thecream to be converted to butter, so that there will be no loss resultingfrom non-agitation or unequal agitation of the mass of cream, which is agreat difficulty in churns of ordinary construction.

The handle I prefer to use upon the crank of the dasher is shown in Fig.3, consisting of the handle-piece p, which is bored through the centerfor the passage of the crank, the perforated plate 19, which fits uponthe crank and is fitted in a recess in the handle-piece p, and

the solid plate 1 fitted in a recessin thepiece 9 over the end or thecrank, as shown; The handlepiece is also recessed to receive the ring 0,placed upon the end of the crank for preventing the handle from slippingofi' from the crank, but permitting it to turn thereon when grasped bythe hand for revolving the dasher. By "this construction of the handleit will be seen that the hand of the user will be entirely protectedfrom contact with the crank, and that the handle is in such positionthatit is adapted to be grasped by the hand that rests upon the top ofthe churn.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The dasher B, consisting of the circular blade cl, provided with theextensions 2' and passages n, and the semicircular blades d d, providedWith the extensions i, secured together by dowel -pins and by ferrulesplaced upon the said extensions of the blades, substantially as hereinshown and described.

2. The circular blade 41, formed with the extensions z', and thesemicircular blades 01, formed with the extensions 2', in combinationwith the ferrules Z Z, the gudgeon f, and the crank-rod F, substantiallyas described.

JOHN JAY KIMBALL. Witnesses:

MYRoN (J. DUDLEY, W. W. WIoKEL.

